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Publish Date : 25-Jun-2015

While the the farmers are on planting season, the National Food Authority is readying its warehouses and dryers for aggressive palay procurement come harvest time.

Provincial Manager Marianito Benjemino said NFA Antique will double its efforts in palay procurement to ensure that the rice buffer stock of the province will remain sufficient especially during lean months.

He said NFA will establish palay buying stations in rice producing municipalities and continue with mobile procurement to reach out to more farmers aside from the regular procurement at NFA warehouses in the towns of San Jose and Culasi.

He also assured the farmers that requirements to avail of the farmer’s passbook has been simplified and payment of their palay will be on cash basis either during the mobile procurement or at designated buying stations.

Antique, Bejemino said has two big warehouses in San Jose and Culasi that could accommodate 100,000 bags of rice once procurement will go on full swing.

“We are also ready to rent warehouse of any Irrigators / Farmers Association or private individual once the supply exceeds the capacity of our warehouse. We have done this is the previous years,” he said.

Bejemino also mentioned the mechanical dryers with bigger capacity stationed at the warehouses to dry the palay during rainy months while drying pavements are ready when sunlight is available.

He encouraged farmers to sell their palay to NFA because during the lean months farmers have the option to buy back and mill for their consumption or sell to other markets for a much higher price. This is contained in the NFA’s FOBB or Farmers Option to Buy Back program.

Meanwhile, Bejemino assured the Antiquenos that NFA rice is sufficient and available in 56 accredited outlets provincewide.
While the the farmers are on planting season, the National Food Authority is readying its warehouses and dryers for aggressive palay procurement come harvest time.

Provincial Manager Marianito Benjemino said NFA Antique will double its efforts in palay procurement to ensure that the rice buffer stock of the province will remain sufficient especially during lean months.

He said NFA will establish palay buying stations in rice producing municipalities and continue with mobile procurement to reach out to more farmers aside from the regular procurement at NFA warehouses in the towns of San Jose and Culasi.

He also assured the farmers that requirements to avail of the farmer’s passbook has been simplified and payment of their palay will be on cash basis either during the mobile procurement or at designated buying stations.

Antique, Bejemino said has two big warehouses in San Jose and Culasi that could accommodate 100,000 bags of rice once procurement will go on full swing.

“We are also ready to rent warehouse of any Irrigators / Farmers Association or private individual once the supply exceeds the capacity of our warehouse. We have done this is the previous years,” he said.

Bejemino also mentioned the mechanical dryers with bigger capacity stationed at the warehouses to dry the palay during rainy months while drying pavements are ready when sunlight is available.

He encouraged farmers to sell their palay to NFA because during the lean months farmers have the option to buy back and mill for their consumption or sell to other markets for a much higher price. This is contained in the NFA’s FOBB or Farmers Option to Buy Back program.

Meanwhile, Bejemino assured the Antiquenos that NFA rice is sufficient and available in 56 accredited outlets provincewide.

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